Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction both boards feature an embroidered

both boards feature an embroidered “9” in black threading

the 1st Battalion fought several engagements with the enemy several kilometers southeast of Đức Phổ District

The official hit list (Abschußliste) is dated to January 21

(Screws appear to have been tightened at some point) The chape displays modest dents and contact marks on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction both boards feature an embroideredA Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in